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Health in New Morgan · CDC PLACES 2025

Where New Morgan residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for New Morgan, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 19543. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in New Morgan

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 New Morgan adults…

New Morgan runs below PA on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 New Morgan adults have diabetes
Pennsylvania: 12 in 100 · better · likely 8.5–10.9%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near New Morgan

No hospital or community health center in New Morgan itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERReading HospitalWest Reading · 10 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWellspan Ephrata Community Hospital★★★★★ · 15.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBerks Community Health CenterReading · 9.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.2 mi
Berks Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Reading
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10 mi
Reading Hospital
West Reading · ★★★★★
ER
10.3 mi
Union Community Care
3 sites · nearest in New Holland
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.5 mi
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing · not rated
13.6 mi
Penn State Health St. Joseph
Reading · ★★★★★
ER
14.3 mi
Coatesville VA Medical Center
Coatesville · not rated
For veterans
✓ Primary careNew Morgan is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNew Morgan is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNew Morgan is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of New Morgan; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 20.9%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.1%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 20.6%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.2%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
New Morgan, betterNew Morgan, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where New Morgan gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of New Morgan adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Pennsylvania.

78%Yearly checkupPA 79%
68%Dentist visitPA 64%
85%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
63%Colon screeningPA 68%
80%MammogramPA 78%
77%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
New Morgan 6.3% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How New Morgan adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4New Morgan adults have been diagnosed with depression
24% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6New Morgan adults are in frequent mental distress
16.4% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

New Morgan and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Caernarvon Township: 32.7%Robeson Township: 33.9%Caernarvon Township: 35%Honey Brook Township: 32.2%West Nantmeal Township: 31.8%Brecknock Township: 33.5%Exeter Township: 34.2%Gibraltar: 34%Birdsboro: 35.6%Cumru Township: 33.5%Union Township: 33.1%New Morgan: 33.2%New MorganCaernarvon TownshipRobeson TownshipReading Hospital · West Reading · 10 mi · 4★ MedicareHSurgical Institute of Reading · Wyomissing · 12.5 miHBerks Community Health Center at Oakbrook · Reading · 9.2 mi+Union Community Care at Welsh Mountain · New Holland · 10.3 mi+
Healthier than PANear PALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#5 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Caernarvon Township32.7%
New Morgan33.2%
Robeson Township33.9%
PA33.8%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Caernarvon Township————
Robeson TownshipB+33.9%10.6%16.4%ZIP codes

Caernarvon Township: not graded. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

28%

of New Morgan adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.8%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.2%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in New Morgan

Why doesn’t New Morgan have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for New Morgan.

What hospital is closest to New Morgan?

Reading Hospital in West Reading, 10.0 miles in a straight line from New Morgan’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near New Morgan?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Berks Community Health Center at Oakbrook in Reading, 9.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in New Morgan.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Pennsylvania figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.